Henson makes a good pass and gets in the show for now. No help for Randolph. Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.162/185.15, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.253/183.39,
Was #18
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.180/187.76, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.378/186.15, Was
#20

The weather has improved a little and the times are dropping. Phillips shakes up the
field along with DeSantis but the movement will probably continue throughout this session. Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.173/186.98, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.229/185.26, Was
#18
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.186/183.24, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.243/186.67, Was
#19

Gann goes right down the groove to get in the show. Stoffer just misses the
cut. Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.114/186.72, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.221/181.57, Was
#19
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.154/181.94, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.184/181.72, Was
#16

Arana makes a move to the right early in the run but he gets it under control and gets
into the top half of the field. Guidera gets off the bump. Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.060/188.33, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.161/185.43, Was
#13
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.157/183.15, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.175/181.91, Was
#16

Krawiec goes straight down the groove this time around and moves into the top spot for
now. Berry gets off the bump, Gann is now on the bump. Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.095/184.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.150/183.02, Was
#12
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.142/186.64, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.137/187.76, Was
#11

It was announced a little earlier today, the Arny has decided to discontinue it's
backing of the Team Army motorcycles. They will however continue sponsorship of the Army Top Fuel
dragster.

Brown makes a pretty good run here to get into the top half of the field. Scali slows
and drops back a notch.

Sampey spun the tire a little off the line, drifted to the right, then had to back off
the throttle just past half-track to avoid the center-line. No help for Johnson. Left Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.056/186.98, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.118/184.50, Was #8
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.123/186.36, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.125/187.65, Was
#9

...and the movement continues. Rivas stays in the groove and moves all the way to the
top spot. Treble improves a little but doesn't move up on the ladder. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.068/185.92, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.065/186.20, Was #4
Right Lane: Peggy Llewellyn Runs 7.121/185.49, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.096/183.47,
Was #7

The math has been done and if Smith leaves this race with at least a 139 point lead
over the fifth place rider, he would clinch a spot in the countdown.

We saw a lot of improvement
early in this round but that has slowed a bit. Neither of these drivers improves but stay in the
top half of the field.